Hand foot mouth disease
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What is hand foot mouth disease?
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is characterized as a contagious viral infection caused by a coxsackievirus. It is a common infection in young children, symptoms include blisters, sores, a rash on the hands, feet and sometimes the bum and legs.
Common symptoms reported by people with hand foot mouth disease
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people with hand foot mouth disease
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Type
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Tried for
Data from patients with hand foot mouth disease, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with hand foot mouth disease
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Total evaluations
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Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (4 evaluations)
Side effects
mood swings
sweating
Total evaluations
4
Tried for
anxious mood
(1)
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- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
- Severe
- Moderate
- Mild
- None
Data from patients with hand foot mouth disease, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Who has hand foot mouth disease on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 2 say hand foot mouth disease is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 0 | |
| 30s | 4 | |
| 40s | 0 | |
| 50s | 0 | |
| 60s | 1 | |
| 70+ | 2 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 1 | |
| Female | 7 |
These charts show data from hand foot mouth disease patients who have completed their condition history
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